West Virginia HB4497 requires 10th-grade students to pass a college preparedness exam to qualify for public financial aid for colleges and.
West Virginia HB4497 mandates that the State Board of Education create and administer a college preparedness exam for all 10th-grade students. Students must pass this exam to qualify for publicly available financial aid for public colleges and universities in the state. Students who fail the exam may retake it after a reasonable period set by the board. The bill sets the exam as a prerequisite for financial aid and allows the board to establish rules for its implementation. This provision is set to take effect for the 2026/2027 school year.
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